About Andrea
Hi there! I’m Andrea, a licensed psychotherapist, certified Chakradance™ facilitator, Reiki practitioner, and public speaker. I am here to guide and support you on your personal path of healing and wellness.
Since earning my Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from the Center of Humanistic Studies in 1999, I have had the honor of helping thousands of people heal through transformational workshops, individual and group therapy. My specialties are helping people heal from traumatic experiences, process unhealed grief, resolve anger issues, and overcome shame or feelings of low self-worth. So many people believe they are stuck in their “pain-bodies” for life, but I assure you that you can find peace. There is no reason to suffer any longer.
My role as your therapist is to gently assist you on your sacred path back to balance and authentic wholeness. I will guide you in the psychological, emotional and energetic healing of traumatic experiences that impact your life-force energy. Unlike traditional talk therapy, I use a combination of humanistic therapy techniques, ancient teachings of the chakras, somatic therapy, guided meditation, mindfulness techniques, Chakradance™, and Reiki to help you move back into alignment.
You see, as a traditional mental health therapist for decades, I have worked with clients who presented with various mental health conditions, who ultimately suffered from trauma experienced in childhood or young adulthood. Time and time again, I felt limited by the use of traditional talk therapy; it just didn’t seem to be making a long term or significant impact. This frustration led me to look into alternative therapies.
In 2012, a serendipitous set of circumstances led me to become a certified Chakradance™ facilitator. Even though I knew about subtle body energy through my Reiki training years before, this new career path catapulted me into a deeper understanding of the ancient world of chakras. I found the missing piece to transformative healing I sought. The chakra system can indeed be used as a complementary companion to traditional therapeutic techniques.
Once I began working therapeutically with my own chakra system, I experienced deep and profound healing on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Issues that were deeply embedded into my subconscious—that I could never access in traditional therapy—came out during this work. Through my therapeutic chakra healing journey I was able to access “stories” and traumatic events that were deeply hidden. Patterns of unhealthy behaviors showed themselves to me so that I could begin to transform them once and for all. I danced. I cried. I shook. I screamed. I collapsed. Then I got back up. With tears streaming down my face, I came back into a place of peace and calm that only comes from acknowledging, embracing and loving sacred wounds of the soul.
Since I experienced profound healing from working with my own chakras, which was substantially different from working with a traditional therapist, I decided to begin working with the chakra system as a comprehensive roadmap for my clients, and the results were outstanding. My work is inspired by centuries of teachings, grounded in practicality, steeped in compassion, and influenced by my connection to source wisdom.
I assist adults who experience the following:
- Trauma
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Unresolved Anger
- Grief
- Childhood abuse/neglect
- Adjustment issues
- Self-limiting beliefs
- Self-esteem issues
- Sexual dysfunctions
- Relationship issues
- Shadow work
- Spiritual issues
- Body/Mind/Spirit imbalances
- Fear of rejection
- Shame